Perambulator body



Jan. 19, 1932. M. FLEISHMAN ET AL 1,842,159

PERAMBULATOR BODY Filed March 20, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 NVENTORS ATTORNEY Jan. 19, 1932. M. FLEISHMAN ET AL PERAMBULATOR BODY Filed'Maich 20,1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 & i ,INZENTOR" m ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 19, 1932A'rss PATENT OFFICE MORRIS FLEISI-IMAN AND HARRY FELLMAN, OF LONG BEACH,NEW YORK PERAMBULATOR BODY Application filed March 20, 1931. Serial No.523,972.

Our invention relates to bodies for perainbulators. The main object ofthe invention is to provide a perambulator body which is convertible inthe sense that the body may be arranged with a long single compartmentthe full length of the body, and closed at both ends and both sides, sothat the child or children may lie full length within the body; and onthe other hand the body may be converted so that the child or childrenmay sit upright. In the full embodiment of the invention the device isadapted for at least two children, in which case both may recline whenthe perambulator body is in position to form a long, single compartment,and when converted for the sitting position there are two separatecompartments in tandem, each of which forms a convertible seat anindividual compartment for one of the children. By means of thisinvention the perambulator body is adapted to accommodate two childrenand still be made compact and neat in appearance, and subjecttoconversion from one form to the other quickly and conveniently. Thepresent device is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and it may beapplied to any of the types of chassis heretofore used forperambulators. The present body may, therefore, be substituted onthe'perambulator chassis for the ordinary body or any special chassismay be made to receive the body herein shown and described.

@ther advantages will be set forth in the following description of ourinvention. In the drawings forming part of this application,

Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of a perambulator body embodying ourinvention, in which view the body is shown in condition for the childrento recline at full length within a single compartment,

Figure 2 is a similar View showing the device converted for the childrento sit up in individual seats or compartments. Figure 3 is a perspectiveview of a perambulator body showing the body extended to accommodatechildren in both the front and rear compartments.

Fig. 4: is a sectional view taken on lines l/Ve will first describe theperambulator body as set up in the condition shown in Figure 1. The bodywhich may be attached to any type of chassis is preferably, though notnecessarily, made of metal, though it is to be understood that it may bemade of wood, rattan, or any other suitable material. It consists, inpart, of abase or bottom composed of a forward section 1 and a rearsection 2 disposed, preferably, in the same horizontal plane, the twosections being connected rigidly by suitable mouldings or frame members3 along the parallel sides of the body. Between the front and rear floorsections 1, 2 there is an opening 4; in the frame of the body which isadapted to be closed by means of a sliding section 5 which is slidablein the direction of the length of the body and is supported immediatelybelow the floor section 2 by means of hangers or brackets 6 which areshown attached to the side bars 3 of the body and having inwardlyextending fingers 7 which engage under the sliding section 5 to supportthe same and permit it to be shifted lengthwise of the body. Thissliding section 5 is adapted tobe either placed under the rear floormember 2 as shown in Figure 2, leaving the space 4 open between thefront and rear sections, or it may be slid forwardly onthe hangers 6into the position shown in Figure 1, in which case it will span thespace between the front and rear floor sections 1, 2 to cover or'closethe opening 4.

There is a depending pocket or shell 8 supported from the body below theintermediate opening 4, which is adapted to serve as a compartment toreceive the feet and lower legs of the child seated in the rearcompartment when the body is converted into the condition shown inFigure 2. We have shown this foot rest compartment as consisting of asubstantially rectangular body having a bottom 9, front and rear walls10, 11 and side walls 12 to form a compartment which is supported fromthe body frame and depending or hanging from the same with the open topof the compartment conforming to the opening at in the frame between thefront and rear platform sections 1, 2. This depending compartment may bemade of any material suitable for the purpose and if made of metal itmay be made integral with the front and rear floor sections 1, 2 or itmay be made separately.

The rear portion of the body is provided with side walls 13, 14 and arear wall or back rest 15 forming part of the single compartment 16 whenthe body is in the condition shown in Figure 1 or part of an individualcompartmentwhen the parts are used as shown in Figure 2. The side walls13, 14 preferably extend from the back wall or back rest 15 to a pointadjacent the rear edge of the opening d. The front portion of the bodyis provided with side walls 17, 18 which preferably extend from a pointadjacent the forward end of the opening 4: to the forward end of thebody and terminate with rounded top corners 19.

We provide folding doors adapted to close the side openings which areformed by the spaces intervening between the front up standing walls 17,18 and the rear walls 13, 1 1 and preferably these doors are adapted toform a baclt rest or back wall for the forward compartment whenconverted to the condition shown in Figure 2.

o have shown a door 20 attached by means of hinges 21 to the rear end ofone of the side walls 17, and in Figure 1 this door in shown asextending from this rear end of the front wall 17 to the forward end ofthe rear wall 13 in order to form a continuous closure along one side ofthe body from the front to the rear end. This door, when in the positionhere described, may be held in place by means of a latch 22 mounted onthe rear of the door and co-operating with a latch plate on the forwardend of the wall 13. At the opposite side of the body there is a similardoor 23 which is attached by hinges 21 to the rear end of the forwardwall 18 on the opposite side of the body to that on which the door 20 ismounted; and this door also has a latch 25 for securing it in theposition shown in Figure 1. The doors are preferably so proportionedthat in length they correspond with approximately half the lateral widthof the body.

There is a swinging end member which is adapted to form a foot rest forthe child in the forward compartment when the body is used in oneposition and this member is adapted to form an enclosure for the singlecompartment when the body is used in the manner shown in Figure 1. Wehave shown this member as consisting of a plate 26 which is adapted tolie in a vertical position or sub stantially so, and this member ispreferably curved or arched at 27 and carries a horizontally extendingportion 28. The foot rest member is pivotally connect-ed by means ofhinges 29 to the forward end of the body so that when in raisedposition, as shown in full lines in Figure 1, the foot rest member willextend upwardly against the forward edge 30 of the two side walls 17,18, thence around the curved corners 19 and the portion 28 will extendrearwardly along the top edges of the side walls 17, 18.

In this position the foot rest member forms a closing member for theforward end of the body. There is a guard or plate 31 which ispreferably pivotally connected with the free end of the portion 28 ofthe foot rest member by means of the hinges 32. This member may beturned backwardly to lie flat along the top edges of the side walls 17,18 and form a continuation of the part 28 of the foot rest member whenthe latter is in the raised position. When the foot rest member is inthe lower position to serve as a foot rest, as shown in dotted lines inFigure 1, and in full lines in Figure 2, the member 31 may be held in anupwardly extending position to serve as a front or dash board for thefoot rest member, by means of the pivoted braces 33 connected betweenthe member 28 and the foot board member 31.

Operation When the device is to be used to hold a child or two childrenin reclining positions the device will be set up as shown in Figure 1.in this condition the movable floor member 5 is slid forwardly on thebrackets 6 so that it spans the space 4 between the front and rearmembers 1, 2; or, in other words, closes the top of the compartmentformed by the sus pended member 8. Thus the front and rear sections 1, 2with the movable section 5 form a continuous floor running the fulllength of the body. A suitable padding and covers may be made up on thiscontinuous floor so that the child or children may lie full lengththereon. Before the slidable member 5 is moved into the positiondescribed, the door members 20, 23 are moved into the position shown inFigure 1 so that they form continuations of the side walls 17, 18 and13, 14 and are held by the latches 22, 25.

The slidable member 5 also serves to hold the doors in this position.The front foot rest is folded up into the full line position shown inFigure 1 so that it forms a closed front end for the body. In thiscondition neither the forward foot rest nor the immediate foot rest 8 isused. The body presents a single continuous compartment in which thechild or children may recline.

If it is desired to place the children in a sitting position, thefollowing changes are made in the perambulator body. The sliding floormember 5 is moved backwardly along the supports 6 sliding under thesection 2 and lying close to it. This opens the space 1 between thefront and rear sections 1, 2. The doors 20, 23 are swung inwardly to liecrosswise of the body so that their adjacent edges meet at the centerline of the body,

as shown in Figure 2; and they may be secured in this position by thelatches 22, 25. The front foot rest is swung downwardly on its hinges 29into the position shown in Figure 2, which will leave the front end ofthe body open and provide a foot rest immediately in front of theforward end of the body. The dashboard 31 may be swung into the positionshown in this figure where it is held by the braces 83.

The body now presents two compartments, to wit, a forward and a rearcompartment, arranged in tandem, and each adapted to hold a child insitting position. The child which sits in the rear compartment on theseat or floor 2 may place its feet and legs in the depending compartmentor foot rest 8, the body of the child being confined between the sidewalls 13, 14 and the back rest 15.

Another child may sit on the forward floor section 1 and extend its feetand lower legs over the forward end of the body and rest the feet on thefoot rest 28. The body of this child will be disposed between theforward side walls 17, 18 and may rest against the back rest consistingof the doors 20, 23.

It will be apparent that both children may ride in sitting position whenthe body is set up in the manner shown in Figure 2. To convert the bodyback into the condition shown in Figure 1 the several operations abovedescribed are performed in reverse order to that previously described.It will be apparent that we have provided a simple, inexpensive andattractive perambulator body which may be conveniently used for one ortwo children either in reclining or sitting position.

While we have described the invention in the preferred form, it will beobvious that changes and modifications may be made with out departingfrom the scope of our invention.

Havin described our invention, what we claim is:

1. A vehicle body having a floor composer of front and rear sectionswith an intervening space between them, side walls and a back rest tothe rear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening and aback rest composed of doors arranged at the rear ends of said frontwalls to form a back rest at the forward end of said space, said doorsbeing adapted to be swung into position to close the side spaces betweensaid front and said rear side walls.

2. A vehicle body having a floor composed of front and rear sectionswith an intervening space between them, side walls and a back rest tothe rear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening, and aback rest composed of doors arranged at the rear ends of said frontwalls to form a back rest at the forward end of said space, said doorsbeing adapted to be swung into position to close the side spaces betweensaid front and said rear side walls, and a movable floor section adaptedto span the space between said front and rear floor sections to form acontinuous floor and to be moved into position to leave said space open.

3. A vehicle body having a floor composed of front and'rear sectionswith an intervening space between them, side walls and a back rest tothe rear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening and aback rest composed of hinged doors-arranged at the rear end of saidfront walls to form a back rest at the forward end of saidspace, saiddoors each being approximately half the width of the body between saidfront side walls, said doors being adapted to be swung into position toclose the side "spaces between said front and saidrear sidewalls.

4. vehicle body having a floor composed of front and rear sections withan intervening space between them, sidewalls and a back rest to the rearof said opening, side walls to the front of said opening, and a backrest composed of hinged doors arranged at the rear end of said frontwalls to form a back rest at the forward end of said space, said doorseachbeing approximately half the width of the body between said frontside walls, said doors being adapted to be swung into position to closethe side spaces between said front and'said rear side walls, and latchmeans for connecting theadjacent edges of said doors when disposedcrosswise of said body, and for connecting said doors with said sidewalls when placed to form continu ations of the side walls.

5. A vehicle body having a floor composed of front and rear sectionswith an intervening space between them, a movable floor sectionadaptedto span said space and to be moved to open position, a foot restdepending below said fioor opening, side walls and a back rest to therear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening, and aback rest composed of doors arranged to be disposed crosswise of saidbody to form a back rest at the forward end of said opening, said doorsbeing adapted to be swung into posi tion to close the side spacesbetween said front and said rear side walls.

6. A vehicle body having a floor composed of front and rear sectionswith an intervening space between them, side walls and a back rest tothe rear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening, and aback rest composed of doors arranged at the rear end of said frontwalls, said doors being adapted to be swung into position to close theside spaces between said front and rear side walls, and a foot rest atthe forward end of said body pivoted thereto and adapted to be placedinto position to serve as a depending foot rest at the forward end ofthe body and closure for the forward end of said front side walls.

7 A vehicle body having a floor composed of front and rear sections withan intervening opening between them, a foot rest depending below saidopening, a movable floor section adapted to be positioned to span saidopening and to be moved under one of said first mentioned floorsections, side walls and a back rest to the rear of said opening, sidewalls to the front of said opening, a back rest composed of doorsarranged at the rear ends of said front walls and adapted to be swunginto position crosswise of said body to form a back rest at the forwardend of said opening and adapted to be swung into position to close theside spaces between said front and said rear side walls, and a pivotedfoot rest at the forward end of the body, adapted to be placed independing position to serve as a foot rest and to be swung upwardly intoposition to form a closure for the forward end of said front side walls.

8. A vehicle body having a floor composed of front and rear sectionswith an intervening opening between them, a foot rest depending belowsaid opening, a movable floor section adapted to be positioned to spansaid opening and to be moved under one of said first mentioned floorsections, side walls and a back rest to the rear of said opening, sidewalls to the front of said opening, a back rest composed of doorsarranged at the rear ends of said front walls and adapted to be swunginto position crosswise of said body to form a back rest at the forwardend of said opening and adapted to be swung into position to close theside spaces between said front and said rear side walls, and a pivotedfoot rest at the forward end of the body adapted to be placed independing position to serve as a foot rest and to be swung upwardly intoposition to form a closure for the forward end of said front side walls,and a front dash pivotally connected to said forward foot rest.

Signed at the city, county and State of New York, this 10th day ofFebruary, 1931.

MORRIS FLEISHMAN. HARRY FELLMAN.

